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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 303: Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 303 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Mark Pody (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark PodyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
  7. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
  8. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
  11. Sponsor change.
  12. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source